3d Cir. 18-2574 Case History

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
No. 18-2574, Docket

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Panel: Judges Thomas L. Ambro, Anthony J. Scirica, and Marjorie O. Rendell

Appealed from :

• Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (E.D. Pa., No. 2:18-cv-02075, Docket)
  • Opinion and Order (07/13/2018)
    • Motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction denied
  • Notice of Appeal (07/13/2018)

BRIEFS ON THE MERITS

• Brief of Appellants Sharonell Fulton, Cecilia Paul, Toni-Lynn Simms-Busch, and Catholic Social Services (08/27/2018)
  • Joint Appendix: Vol 1 (attached to brief); Vol 2; Vol 3; Vol 4 filed under seal (motion to seal; granted)
• Brief of Appellees City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations and Philadelphia Department of Human Services (09/27/2018)
• Brief of Intervenors-Appellees Support Center for Child Advocates and Philadelphia Family Pride (09/27/2018)
• Appellants’ Reply (10/05/2018)

Amicus Briefs in support of Appellants and in favor of reversal (09/04/2018) 

• Foster Children and Foster Parents and The Catholic Association Foundation
• Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty
• Alliance Defending Freedom, et al.
• Commonwealth of Kentucky, et al.
• 43 United States Senators and Representatives

Amicus Briefs in support of Appellees and in favor of affirmance (10/04/2018) 

• Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), et al.
• Family Equality Council And Colage
• National Center for Lesbian Rights et al.
• United for Separation of Church and State
• State of Massachusetts, et al.
• Organizations Serving LGBTQ Youth
• Coalition of Religious and Religiously Affiliated Organizations (Errata)
• Children’s Rights and thirty-three organizations and individuals
• Church-State Scholars
• Voice for Adoption, et al.

Citation of Additional Authority

• Appellant Fulton, et al. (10/17/2018)
  • American Civil Liberties Union v. Azar
• Responses (10/22/2018)
  • Appellees
  • Intervenors–Appellees

ORAL ARGUMENT

• Oral argument scheduled Tuesday, November 6, 2018
  2 PM ET, Maris Courtroom, 19th Floor
  James A. Byrne United States Courthouse
  601 Market Street
  Philadelphia, PA  19106
• PANEL: Judges Thomas L. Ambro, Anthony J. Scirica, and Marjorie O. Rendell
• Parties’ Oral Argument Summaries (see docket 10/16/2018):
  • Appellants: Whether Philadelphia violated the U.S. Constitution or Pennsylvania law by refusing to continue contracting with a Catholic foster agency or place children with parents who work with that agency, solely because of the agency’s religious practices
  • Appellees: If a foster care provider refuses to work with same-sex couples because of religious beliefs, can the City be required to contract with it and exempt it from contractual nondiscrimination requirements?
• Attorneys arguing for parties (30 minutes per side); Appellees/Intervenors will split time
  • Appellants (30 minutes): Lori H. Windham, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
  • Appellees (20 minutes): Jane Lovitch Istvan, City of Philadelphia
  • Intervenors-Appellees (10 minutes): Leslie Cooper, ACLU

INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL

• section under construction (see docket)

MOTION TO EXPEDITE

• section under construction (see docket)

INTERVENORS MOTION FOR LIMITED REMAND

• section under construction (see docket)

CASE MANAGEMENT

• Case Docketed July 16, 2018
• Appellants’ Civil Appeal Information Statement (07/27/2018)
• Appellants’ Concise Summary of the Case (07/27/2018); Amended
• Briefing Notice (07/27/2018)
  • Appellants’ Brief and Appendix due September 5, 2018
  • Appellees’ Brief(s) due within 30 days of Appellants’ brief 
  • Reply permitted 14 days following Appellees’ Briefs

Current through Docket # 113067895, 10/22/2018